‘Bachelor’ star Chris Soules performed CPR on dying driver, lawyers ask for charges to be dropped

"Bachelor" star Chris Soules is seeking charges against him stemming from an April crash be dropped because he performed CPR on the dying driver.

Lawyers for the farmer-turned-reality TV star asked the court to throw out the case on Wednesday, alleging that he was the only person at the scene to try and revive Kenneth Mosher, 66, who later died at the scene, The Courier reported.

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"Four other individuals were on the scene with Mr. Soules nearly immediately, but Mr. Soules nevertheless took it upon himself to try to revive Mr. Mosher. Tellingly, after blood began coming from Mr. Mosher's mouth and Mr. Soules stopped CPR, none of the other four individuals on the scene restarted CPR," his attorney Gina Messamer wrote in the motion.

The request comes after the State of Iowa changed the charges against Soules from "failing to return to the scene of an accident" to "failing to remain at the scene of the accident," according to documents obtained by the Daily News.

Messamer stated that not only was Soules the only one to give CPR to Mosher at the scene of the Arlington crash, he also called 911 and identified himself before leaving the scene.

Chris Soules after his arrest on April 25, 2017. (AP)

"Because the minutes of testimony indisputably establish Mr. Soules contacted law enforcement, provided identification and ensured medical providers were attending to Mr. Mosher before he departed the scene, he did not commit the charged offense and it must be dismissed," Messamer said in the motion.

She added that the wording of the law is "ambiguous" since drivers can now call for help via cell phone.

A hearing on the motion is scheduled for Nov. 27 with a trial case to follow sometime in January, according to The Courier.

Soules rear-ended the tractor driven by Mosher, who later died from his injuries. The 35-year-old was arrested at his home in Aurora hours after the crash.